abolish

3 definitions • 5 examples

to end an activity or custom officially:

I think bullfighting should be abolished.

National Service was abolished in the UK in 1962.

to put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom:

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

to end an activity, custom, etc. completely or by law or official action:

Educationalists have called on the government to abolish tax on computers.

The government has pledged to abolish child poverty by 2020.